Before the final round of the Valspar Championship on Sunday, Taylor Moore’s name wouldn’t have been on anybody’s lips as the potential champion at the end of the day.
Moore was so out of the picture that he wasn’t asked for any interviews by the tour during the week save for what would turn out to be his winner’s press conference.
The 26-year-old Victorian has clinched the ISPS Handa PGA Tour Order of Merit with his two-shot win in the $400,000 tournament, more than 400 points clear at the top with just one tournament remaining.
Brad Faxon has forgotten more about golf than the rest of us will ever know, and thankfully, he’s never shy about dispensing his lifelong knowledge on social media.
Being expelled from Masters coverage for CBS Sports in 1994 arguably was one of the best things that ever happened to Gary McCord in his broadcast career. Perhaps that’s why he enjoys retelling the tale of his banishment from Augusta National Golf Club – though perhaps never to this degree of detail.
On Monday, in his first go from the new tee, the Masters champion grabbed his driver and promptly plunked his tee shot into the tributary of Rae’s Creek left of the fairway. On Tuesday, he reached the green by going driver, 4-iron.
Australian Golf Digest
